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| Cambodia's former king Norodom Sihanouk abruptly quit the throne in October 2004 in favour of his son (AFP, Tang Chhin Sothy) |
19 Jan 2012
AFP
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's ailing former king Norodom Sihanouk left his country again for Beijing on Thursday to undergo medical tests, despite a vow to stay in his homeland forever.
The 89-year-old ex-monarch, who is a revered figure in Cambodia, smiled and waved to well-wishers as he was given a red-carpet sendoff by Prime Minister Hun Sen and other senior government officials at Phnom Penh airport.
It is unclear how long Sihanouk, who is travelling with his wife and their son King Norodom Sihamoni, will remain abroad.
The ex-monarch has suffered from a number of ailments in recent years, including cancer, diabetes and hypertension. He has been a frequent visitor to China, where he received the bulk of his treatment.
After returning in October from a previous stay of almost three months in Beijing, Sihanouk told his compatriots that he would never leave Cambodia again, in a speech to mark the 20th anniversary of his return from exile.
But his medical needs have made it impossible to keep that promise, Sihanouk's personal secretary Prince Sisowath Thomico told AFP.
"The Chinese doctors can travel to treat him in Cambodia, but they can't bring their equipment with them so they asked him to go to China for a check-up," Thomico said.
"His health is still good," he added. "He is still strong."
One of Asia's longest-serving monarchs, the former king abruptly quit the throne in October 2004 in favour of his son, citing old age and health problems.
Despite abdicating, the ex-monarch sometimes uses his website to communicate with the outside world.
In his most recent message in early January, he said he wanted to be cremated upon his death and have his ashes kept in an urn inside the Royal Palace, reversing an earlier wish to be buried.
22 comments:
តើខ្មែរត្រូវបង់លុយប៉ុន្មានដើម្បីចិញ្ចឹមខ្សែអាត្រសក់ផ្អែម និង អាចក់អាចែមរបស់វា នៅក្នុងវាំង
រួបទាំងក្រសួងរាជវាំងស្អីណា របស់វា និងទៀត។ និងគឺជាការខ្ចះខ្ចាយលុយខ្លាំងណាស់
To compare the Thai king and king Sihanouk, Thailand has modern medical facilities while Cambodia's has a little to nothing.
let him die and go to evil
he was son of the bitch and his son SIHAMONI became PD .
SIHANOUK must eating vietnamease's PUSSY .
khmer republic and revolution LOTUS ...
Bad comments (Sic!
Hun Sen evicted alot of Cambodians people unjusticely but No revolution is dare to raise up. Why? Because they are chicken as CPP said in the meeting.
Where is the Lotus or Jasmine revolution? Where are they? They must be coward group of leaders.
Remember: Now or Never!
Samdach Decho Hun Sen said: "To the victims where is your America? Where are the human right group when you need one?"
Why use profanity instead of civil words to convey your frustration or dislike.
Reversed King. I don't, do you? One reason only for his significant involvement figurehead in 1970-1976, which brought the killing field to Cambodia.
He led the coalition government against VN invasion but didn't get him off the hook.
Million of Cambodian people souls and spirits, including his dead family members, are condemned submerging in the darkness in their cold enduring graves demanding for his explannation of catatrophic proportion of failing politics of so called-liberation Cambodia from US expansion in Indochina.
Ah sdach choy mray!
Ah sdach thork teap!
Ah sdach kbot cheat!
Ah sdach chom kout!
Ah sdach lob lob!
Ah sdach ploy boy!
Ah sdach gnorb krom kuntuy kben!
Ah sdach pear lear!
Ah sdach tonnaha krass!
Ah sdach samram!
Ah sdach leamork!
Slab tov ah sdach choy mray, khmer people don't want to see your face.
អាស៊ីហនុនេះ គឺជាឃាដករបំផ្លាញខ្មែរ
លាក់មុខ ដ៏សាហាវបំផុត
អាសីហនុ គឺជានិមិត្តរូប នៃក៏បំផ្លាញជាតិខ្មែរ
Ah Sihanouk Euy !!
Lmorm Dol Peul Ngorp Heuy Ah Chor Kbot Cheat Samlab Khmers.
យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នាជេរ អាស្តេចសីហនុ ថា៖
"អាឆ្កែកញ្ជះចិនប៉េកាំង និង យួនហាណូយ"
យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នាជេរ ពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុន សែន ថា៖
"ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះដាច់ថ្លៃ យួនហាណូយ"
ជេរហើយជេរទៀត ដើម្បីអោយជាតិ និងអន្តរជាតិ
ដឹងឮ ពីអំពើក្បត់ជាតិនឹងអំពើអាក្រក់របស់ពួកវា
ទូទាំងពិភពលោក។
អា សីហនុ និយាយមិនចាំសម្ដី បានអ្នកសំនេរ
ខេអាយជេរស្ដីដូចឆ្កែ។ពូជអាស្ដេចមេភរ ម្ដងឈប់
ទៅប៉េកាំង ឥឡូវនេះវាបេរជាទៅវិញ។
វាកុហកបោកប្រាសខ្មែរតាំងពីកើតរហូតវាងាប់ទៅ
វិញ។ ងាប់ឲ្យអស់ពូជទៅ អាស្ដេចក្បត់ជាតិ។
បើវានៅ វាខ្លាចរាស្ត្រខ្មែរកាត់កវា។
I think King Sihanouk just broke his promise. When he recently arrived to Cambodia he promised to stay in Cambodia forever and promised to never leave Cambodia again. And in the case of medical assistance, his people would arrange the Chinese doctors to come to Cambodia to do the medical check-ups. Now he is leaving Cambodia???
Another reason is maybe he cannot stand watching the Dictator Hun Sen oppressing Khmer nation such as the land eviction cases, hence he has to leave. If this is the case then I applaud his departure.
KHMER Angkor.
he sought treatment in china because cambodia still lack good healthcare system like in thailand or in the west, etc, you know! plus, old and young people alike if they can afford it will seek treatment overseas.
maybe cambodia should reform in the healthcare system and encourage others to invest in building good healthcare system in cambodia for a change, this way all khmer will have good medical care and affordable healthcare so they wouldn't have to leave the country like this, i think!
He out so Hun Xen can kill Chea Sim, before Obama come??????????
ពួកអាស្តេចម៍ក្បត់ជាតិនិងពួកអាកញ្ជៈយួនទាំងអស់ ត្រូវមានទោសយកទៅបាញ់ចោលទាំងអស់!!!!
"Cambodia's ailing former king Norodom Sihanouk left his country again for Beijing on Thursday to undergo medical tests, despite a vow to stay in his homeland forever."
I have no problem whatsoever with King Father Norodom Sihanouk going anywhere to get a medical treatment or tests; after all, that is his right and he can use and demand it.
However, to break your own recent and public vow of not leaving your own people or Cambodia anymore for medical reason and to die at home, in such a short time after it was made publically and emotionally is really insulting the memory and the intelligence of the Cambodian people, though poor and perhaps not very well educated in comparison to other people of the western world, are still smart enough to ponder now the sincerity of such a vow.
Could it be possible that the vow was used to shore up public support for a dying monarchy due to its inaction and lack of courageous fulfillment of duty and obligation to justify its own existence in a modern world where nobody thinks of king as divine anymore!
King Father Norodom Sihanouk has just given another serious blow to the Cambodian monarchy he has never stopped trying to preserve at any cost!
You cannot revive an institution that has no intention to revive itself and become independent and thus can live on its own.
Dr. Peang-Meth, in his recent article published by the Asian Human Rights Commission and posted on KI Media site on January 17 of this year, said and I quote
"A mind that does not question is intellectually useless, especially in this ever changing world."
I would say that the current Cambodian monarchy possesses such a mind.
People know that donations from the king come from someone since the king does not own or possess anything. It is a strong possibility that that someone and his or her action may be the causes of the suffering of the people. This is what I call take $ 100.00 from the owner and give $ 1.00 back through the intermediary.
Pissed off
a samkish a sdach kbatcheat tlak yunhos oy slap tang pouch tov
ពួកអាស្តេចម៍ក្បត់ជាតិនិងពួកអាកញ្ជៈយួនទាំងអស់ ត្រូវមានទោសយកទៅបាញ់ចោលនៅត្រពាំងក្រឡឹងទាំងអស់!!!!
Ah sdech chkuot always lies. He has no shame!!! Being alive by living in shame and disgrace is not a way to live at all. Stick with your words! If you knew you coudn't, do not make false promise for it will come back to haunt you. Why don't you just die ah sdech chkuot!!!
Lmorm Ngorp Heuy Ah Sihanouk Euy !!
Ah Sihanouk needs to supply with Viagra
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